is named for Rodolfo Paoletti, first President of the Federation of European Pharmacological Societies (1990–1997).
The medal has been created by EPHAR in 2014 to honour distinguished pharmacologists who have achieved merits for the discipline of Pharmacology in Europe.

The recipients of the R. Paoletti Medals 2014 were announced during the 16th World Congress of Pharmacology, July 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa.